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Surreal or too real? Breathtaking AI tool DALL-E takes its images to a bigger stage

The lab behind the artificial intelligence art tool is giving access to up to a million people on its waiting list, just as worries grow about possible abuse.

President-elect Ranil Wickremesinghe greats supporters upon his arrival at a buddhist temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Wednesday. Eranga Jayawardena/AP hide caption

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Sri Lanka has a new president, but here's why many continue to protest

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The House oversight committee has released internal documents about the failed push for a census citizenship question by former President Donald Trump's administration, including Wilbur Ross, the former commerce secretary who is shown at a White House meeting in 2018. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption

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Documents detail the secret strategy behind Trump's census citizenship question push

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